Flail vs. Whip

Flailnoun

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

Flailnoun

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

Flailnoun

An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.

Flailnoun

An ancient military weapon, like the common flail, often having the striking part armed with rows of spikes, or loaded.

Flailnoun

an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

Flailverb

give a thrashing to; beat hard

Flailverb

move like a flail; thresh about;

Flailnoun

a threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.

Flailnoun

a device similar to a flail, used as a weapon or for flogging.

Flailnoun

a machine having a similar action to a flail, used for threshing or slashing

Flailverb

wave or swing wildly

Flailverb

flounder; struggle uselessly

Flailverb

beat or flog (someone)

Flailverb

cut (vegetation) with a flail

Flail

A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing, the process of separating grains from their husks. It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other (the swipple) to strike a pile of grain, loosening the husks.

Whipnoun

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

Whipnoun

The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.

Whipnoun

(hunting) A whipper-in.

Whipnoun

(politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

Whipnoun

A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.

Whipnoun

Whipped cream.

Whipnoun

(nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

Whipnoun

(African American Vernacular English) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.

Whipnoun

(roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about.

Whipnoun

The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion

Whipnoun

A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit

Whipnoun

(music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.

Whipverb

(transitive) To hit with a whip.

Whipverb

To hit with any flexible object.

Whipverb

To defeat, as in a contest or game.

Whipverb

(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.

Whipverb

(transitive) To urge into action.

Whipverb

To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.

Whipverb

(transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.

Whipverb

(transitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.

Whipverb

(intransitive) To move very fast.

Whipverb

(transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.

Whipverb

To transfer momentum from one skater to another.

Whipverb

(figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.

Whipverb

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

Whipverb

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

Whipverb

To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.

Whipverb

To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine lashes; to whip a perverse boy.

Whipverb

To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.

Whipverb

To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip wheat.

Whipverb

To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a whisk, fork, or the like.

Whipverb

To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat; to surpass.

Whipverb

To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; - often with about, around, or over.

Whipverb

To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle.

Whipverb

To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch; - with into, out, up, off, and the like.

Whipverb

To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.

Whipverb

To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly, the motion being that employed in using a whip.

Whipverb

To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something; to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.

Whipnoun

An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.

Whipnoun

A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.

Whipnoun

One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.

Whipnoun

A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies.

Whipnoun

A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.

Whipnoun

A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of the members of a Parliament party at any important session, especially when their votes are needed.

Whipnoun

A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.

Whipnoun

Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano actions.

Whipnoun

an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Whipnoun

a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Whipnoun

a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

Whipnoun

(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Whipnoun

a quick blow with a whip

Whipverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Whipverb

defeat thoroughly;

Whipverb

thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash;

Whipverb

strike as if by whipping;

Whipverb

whip with or as if with a wire whisk;

Whipverb

subject to harsh criticism;

Whip

A whip is a tool designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without inflicting pain, for audiovisual cues, such as in equestrianism.